Les Brown

First Line of Business:   Contract Term Positions Involving:

• Accounting, Human Resources, Payroll, Policy & Procedures
• Supervision of Office Support Staff
• Manage Office Systems & Technology, and Supporting Contractors
• Manage Rental Properties of the Owner
• Month End & Year End Accounting / Audit Working Papers
• Strategic Advisor to Clients
• HRDC Work Share Program Administration.
• Special Projects:  Build a Strategic Plan,  Office Move, Partnership Mediation, Source New Public Accountant, Inventory Management Project,  Term Commodity Pricing Agreement for Raw Materials, Set up several New Companies

Contracted to Four Companies averaging 16 months/contract plus many other one-time and short-term assignments.

Second Line of Business:   Contract Service Provider for Bell, Shaw Direct, & TELUS Satellite TV, Explornet Satellite, and WIMAX Tower Based Internet

• Installation, Service, and Repair of Satellite Television/Internet Equipment
• Consult Customers on Service Requirements and Alterations to their Home’s, gain approval for all work carried out.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose a wide variety of customer equipment problems.
• Sell additional services, Make equipment recommendations
• Advise on alternative if not able to provide service
• Manage back office, extensive record keeping and documentation
• Prepare own payroll, CRA remittances, WCB submissions, Insurance Compliance, OH&S
• Conduct Marketing
• Use Unfamiliar Technology to Solve Unique Customer Situations
• Be highly adaptable to ever changing and dynamic situations
• Train New Installers

• Due Diligence Review Team for California Acquisition
• Accounting, Human Resources Admin, Payroll for California Ops.
• Quarterly Travel to 3 California Branches
• Implementation of Software for Management of Operations.
• Shut down of Collicutt Energy Services operations acquired by Finning Canada
• Accounting for complex disposal of assets and completion of work in progress at time of acquisition
• Supervision of Payroll Department covering 700 employees in 3 provinces and 2 states
• Oversight of legacy computer information systems to complete accounting records and close out of business.

Link for Collicutt Energy Services

• Work with Project Management team to set-up CAPEX Projects
• Administer CAPEX Work in Progress Spending
• Set up completed projects as Fixed Assets
• Research and Close Orphan Projects
• Reconcile monthly CAPEX WIP Sub-ledger
• Special Projects:  Floor Fire Warden Captain

Link for Bell Canada

• Coordinate International Staff Movements, and International Contractor & Supplier Liaison
• International logistics coordination for 2 marine vessels
• Processing of shipboard payroll for foreign contractors, wire transfer remittences
• Business Strategy Research and Monitoring of Off Shore Regulatory Bodies
• Driver of Annual Business Strategy Meetings in Houston
• International Wire Transfer Administration
• Competitor Analysis
• Competitor Performance Benchmarking
• Institute a Ship Board Inventory System for Tools and Commissary
• Build Predictive Model
• Travel and Work Permit Management
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Special Project:  Office Renovation, Computing Technology Upgrade,  Used Google notifications to track Offshore Petroleum Board Actions & Tenders

Link for Geophysical Services Inc.

Primary responsibility for Invoicing and Collections Cycle  Back-up for A/P and Payroll

• Dunn & Bradstreet Credit Management
• Export Development Corp.  Receivables Management Program Administrator
• Soft Collections & Working with Collections Agencies
• Customer Credit Risk Assessment
• Multi Currency: C$   US$ &  Euro Transactions,  Month End Currency Revaluations for Financial Reporting
• Tracking and Bi-annual facility audit of Fixed Assets 
• Adjustments of fixed assets on G/L
• Super-User training on IFS for the AR Module of IFS
• Special Projects:  
• Fixed Asset Software Implementation & Set-up  
• Calgary Corporate Challenge Team Mascot (Won Spirit Award 2003) 
• Lease Administration of Surplus Office Space  Social Committee Member   OH&S Committee Member  
• Employee / Management Relations Committee
• Assisted in the development of Runeck.com early presence

Link for Roughneck Heaters

Real Estate Property Manager:  Vancouver & Calgary

Property Types:  Condominiums   Multi-Family Rental   Strip Commercial   Commercial Office  Mixed- Use Commercial/Residential Properties

Duties:

• Lease and By-law review and enforcement
• Lease Payment / Condo Fee Collections
• Commercial Tenant Operating Cost Adjustment Calculations
• Utility and Property Tax Billing
• Tenants & Owners Liaison
• Property Budgets
• Building Project Management
• Emergency Situation Management
• Builder Deficiencies - BC & Alberta New Home Warranty Administration 
• Executive Directorship of Condo Boards
• Condo Board Chair
• Property Accounting
• Some payroll administration
• Building Trades & Staff Management
• In-House IT Support (Hardware, Software, and Network) - most companies were fairly small  Basic Web Presence Website Maintenance

Companies Employed At:      Condex Property Management       Stataco Management Ltd.   Harlen Management Ltd.      Renoir Management Ltd.

Level 1 of the Canadian Payroll Association Professional Certification Program

Have advance credit standing for 2 courses in the Certified Payroll Manager (Level 2)

An Online graduate level MBA type of  management program.  This program forms the first year of the SFU MBA and offers advanced standing into the SFU MBA program.

Graduate Level Courses Covered:   

Financial Accounting                    Managerial Accounting                 Corporate Finance       Marketing                                     Economics/Econometrics              Quantitative Analysis   Organizational Behaviour/HRM                                                         Strategic Management

Continuing Education Courses, generally following a professional accounting designation syllabus.  Also included securities & investments, general management, & marketing.

Human Geography Major, Urban Studies Minor  Deans Honour Roll

• Project Management Institute: Body of Knowledge  2010     Exam not written
• CompTia: A+   Network+   Security +   Cloud Essentials     Exams not written
• Microsoft Virtual Academy:   HTML5   CCS3   PHP   SQL  2013 - Present
• Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations:   NKE Exam Passed  2010
• Shaw Academy:  Diploma in Social Media Marketing & Online Reputation Management 2015
• Shaw Academy: Certificate in Social Media Marketing & Monetization In Progress
• E-Careers: Certificate in Social Media Management  2015
• Hootsuite Univeristy:  Certificate in Social Media   In Progress
• Athabasca University:  Undergraduate Accounting, Computer & Business Management continuing Ed courses  1996 - 2000
• Langara College:  Property Management & Computer Technology Continuing Ed Courses  1993 - 1994
• U-Tube & Internet Based Video Training Tutorials:  SAP   SAP-HANA   SAP-HRM   SQL   Crystal Reports   Agile Project Management   2014 - Present
• Knowledge Bureau of Canada:  2014 Income tax Update
• ITI - Information Technology Institute Calgary Campus: 2000/2001                   Completed 2/3 of Web Technology Program prior to school going bankrupt as a result of the DotCom meltdown.  Covered HTML, Java, Flash, Apache, Visual Basic, Scripting, Web Site Optimization, SEO.   Unable to complete course as receiver was only offering at Toronto and Halifax locations.